Accessory Tuesday: Apple Watch Strap Set

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A  Apple Watch Strap Set I have an Apple Watch that I wear on a daily basis. For all of its bells and whistles, my favorite part is that I can link the watch face display to my photos so that every time my watch lights up, it cycles through a synced album — mostly of photos of my son. In addition to that little pick-me-up during the day, I have been searching for an upgrade to the plain band that came with the watch. I love Kate Spade for tech accessories like phone cases — things you look at every day that bring a little bit of fun. These Apple Watch bands definitely fit the bill, and they are definitely on my holiday wish list. The set is $195 for three bands at katespade.com. Apple Watch Strap Set This post contains affiliate links and CorporetteMoms may earn commissions for purchases made through links in this post. For more details see here. Thank you so much for your support!

Sales of note for 2/14/25 (Happy Valentine’s Day!):

(See all of the latest workwear sales at Corporette!)

  • Nordstrom – Winter Sale, up to 60% off! 7850 new markdowns for women
  • Ann Taylor – Up to 40% off your full-price purchase — and extra 60% off sale
  • Banana Republic Factory – 50% off everything + 15% off (readers love their suiting as well as their silky shirts like this one)
  • Boden – 15% off new season styles
  • Eloquii – 300+ styles $25 and up
  • J.Crew – 40% of your purchase – prices as marked
  • J.Crew Factory – 50% off entire site and storewide + extra 50% off clearance
  • Rothy’s – Final Few: Up to 40% off last-chance styles
  • Spanx – Lots of workwear on sale, some up to 70% off
  • Talbots – Flash sale ending soon – markdowns starting from $15, extra 70% off all other markdowns (final sale)

And — here are some of our latest threadjacks of interestworking mom questions asked by the commenters!

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Random idea for tired moms who need an easy way to play with your kid(s) after a long day. I saw this somewhere on the internet and decided to give it a go and it was basically the best thing ever.

The game is called the villagers and the volcano.

You play by lying on your bed and having your kid cover you up in multiple blankets. Then they set up all their stuffed animals or dolls or what have you as villagers who live near the volcano. Then the volcano erupts, which involves flinging off the blankets and sending the “villagers” flying. Feel free to yell “KABOOM” at the top of your lungs as you fling off the blankets. The kid will find this hilarious and will insist on doing it again repeatedly. All you have to do is lie there in your bed for most of this. It’s magical.

Do any of y’all have other good easy games like this that you play?

Late in the day, but where do I start trying to find regular babysitter to come once a week for a few hours? Ideally, my baby and toddler would know her and she could fill in when our nanny is out too.

Best mattress for kiddo? Moving our daughter to a single bed and curious to see what others recommend. She tends to run hot.

I realized today that I have officially been back at my big law job for a year since having my second child. I’m so proud of myself! Any ideas for a celebration? I’ve been focusing on buying/spending less, so I’m not sure what to do. Silly, but it feels like a big accomplishment and I want to honor that!

Favorite not-hideous play kitchens? I’d like to get one for our 2-year old as her “big” Santa gift this year. Sadly, due to limited living space, it will have to go to in the only room in the house currently untouched by toddler toys/gear: our formal living/dining room. I’d like to get one that’s still aesthetically pleasing but that she’ll enjoy, too.

This is kind of a weird question, and maybe the answer is to just chill out and stop comparing my kid to others, but I’ve noticed she does not really engage in imaginative play (she just turned 3). I probably wouldn’t have noticed, but she is so different from her cousin who is younger by 7 months- he creates these super elaborate universes and gets very involved in them (he’s also much more verbal) and she just ….doesn’t. Is this even something to be concerned about?

Does anyone have examples of women who have made an alternative schedule work in BigLaw, and if so, what was the schedule? Having one day off a week or a fixed stop time wouldn’t work in my practice area. My firm has not historically offered alternative schedules so I don’t really have examples. I am currently pregnant, and for various reasons, think I could successfully negotiate something. I’m just not sure what to ask for (if anything).

Does anyone set a budget per child for the holidays? How much is realistic for two kids in elementary school? I don’t view myself as having a minimalist Christmas but I’m not over the top either. I have no idea how much I’ve spent in years past, and I’m trying to plan ahead this year.

Guys. My kid is killing me. He’s 3.5 years old and for the past 8 months, he has been waking up shouting for me or my husband at least 2-3 times a night. For the past few months, we have been working on extricating ourselves from his room at bedtime (which finally worked!) hoping that it would mean he wouldn’t wake up looking for us at night. So such luck. I have made the mistake of moving into his room (he has a full size bed) in the middle of the night when I walk him back in (which I try to make boring and uneventful) because I am just so tired and either pass out or stay in there because I’m afraid the next time he wakes up, he’ll wake up the baby as well. How do I get him to stop waking up like this? Is it worth it to get a sleep consultant? At this point, I’d be willing to shell out the money if I thought it would actually help, but it’s not an insignificant sum of money to us.

Recommendations for preventing kids from getting chapped skin in the cold winter weather? Is Aquaphor the best choice? Both my kids’ cheeks get so dry and red in the winter.

We are having a baby naming in about 8 weeks for our second child, with probably 50-80 people. I would like to order something super easy to wear and forgiving. I like this dress (someone posted it last week on the main page) but don’t know much about this site. Does anyone know of similar styles with easy returns? Thanks.

https://www.lulus.com/products/brewer-forest-green-midi-shirt-dress/634842.html

For our tough Tuesday topic of the day – what does success look like to you?

I was recently at a women in leadership talk and the speakers were discussing how they got to the top of their fields and how they were trying to get more women in C suites and other leadership positions. Which is great as we need more diversity at the top, but at the same time, the life of a chief executive just doesn’t sound appealing to me. There’s often a lot of travel, a lot of hours, a lot of stress and it’s expected that someone else will be doing the bulk of the child and house care. So for me, true success is a balanced life where I work and do pretty well at work, then go home at a reasonable hour and have time with my kids and husband, and maybe eventually a hobby or two. At the other end of the spectrum, success at home doesn’t mean that I do every mom Pinteresty-thing ever and go to all the school events and just be hyper involved in my kids’ lives. I truly want that balance of being pretty good, but not the best, at a lot of things. Except that, even though I know this is the best life for me, I feel like nothing will ever change at the top among those in power because those of us who want balance will never get there. So I’m a little at odds with what to do (just mentally really, as I’m not looking to change jobs or anything right now).

I guess this is kind of a loaded question but I figured a lot of you would have different views on what success is.

Anyone have a recommendation for an easy-to-assemble dollhouse? Santa isn’t particularly handy or good at assembling things and due to house-wide sleep problems, Santa’s delivery will already be extra tricky this year.